“If you’re not prepared for the changes ahead when you enter the professional world, your career could derail before it ever really has a chance to get started.” “To smooth the transition, it helps to understand the realities of how corporate life differs from college life.” Patsy Moore-Talbott, Nat’l Bus Employ Wkly, ‘93

Quote of the Day

“Work is just like college – except without the fun.”
- Dilbert

Things You’ll Need to be Able to Do Later in Life
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Keep things in perspective Maintain a proper attitude Make decisions Work with other people Think creatively Solve problems Communicate Adapt to change

“Feelings about NOT being ready to enter the work world are common. Think back to when you took on previous challenges, such as entering college or starting a part-time job. It’s only natural to feel uneasy about the prospect of facing a new challenge.” Paul Grayton & Phil Meilman Nat’l Bus Employ Wkly (Spring/Summer ’93)

“The only job where you start at the top is digging a hole.”

Common 1st Job Feelings

Lack of self confidence Loneliness Job dissatisfaction inadequacy

You can have influence and you will make a difference Through your work Through the people you touch Through the goodness of your actions

It is the studying that you do after school days that really counts. Otherwise, you only know what everyone else knows.

Realistic 1st-job Expectations
What level you’ll start at What work you’ll do When you’ll be promoted What you’ll be expected to learn Where you’ll work (including relocations) How may...

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TITTLE: I'm so homesick! Freshman Blues and Psychological Growth
How to help your college freshman cope with being homesick.
Published on September 4, 2010 by F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W.
New York University , Langone Medical Centre
SUMMARY: Fitting in and balancing social / academic life as a freshman can be stressful. Not only would have one came out from the nest of their parents or guidance it also means getting into a new social life and altogether making a new family as times progresses. During this whole overwhelming transition, students tend to feel far from home because of everything which is going on in their lives but can not be shared with parents and close friends like previous times because of the distance between college and home.
PERSONAL EVALUATION: The source helped me realise that being home sick varies from student to student. In most cases students do not realise they are home sick except their behavioural changes. This is because of the communication levels between students and home or rather the necessities on the information passed.
SEARCH STRATEGY: Using Vogel library site I was able to navigate to the “Transition to College” tab under IS 101 (All Sections): Orange EXCELeration 2013. On the expansion from the tittle Transition to College: Separation and Change for Parents and Students. I was able to find articles written by...

...My Transformation
My first expectation coming to college was it was to be the best time of my life. I went to a high school where everyone knew everyone, in Anaheim Hills, California. I was used to seeing the same people over the years and now it has all changed. I left my comfort zone and flew across country to Boston, Massachusetts. The transition from a high school senior to a college freshman was different from what I was told. I came intocollege knowing no one and nothing about Boston. Throughout my first semester of college at MCPHS, I had to develop new study skills and learn how to be independent. I also had to learn to cope with the distance away from home.
In high school studying for me was reviewing my notes for an hour and possibly making flash cards. On the other hand, here I have had to study days in advance for exams. In addition to getting a decent grade, I have had to attend tutoring and skipping classes is not an option. During my high school courses, I could doze off in class and still manage an A. Even so, college requires me to stay focused and prioritize my time. The level of difficulty I have experienced in my college courses was a huge shock to me.
Getting along with my roommate and suitemates was also a new task, since I have never had to share a room with someone before. When I came to MCPHS, I was so worried that my roommate and I would not...

...an adult. Add all of that up, plus the pressure to be perfect, multiplied by the hours of homework, and divided by the amount of energy drinks it takes to stay awake and you have the perfect formula for a mental hazard. Incidentally, this is also the formula that equals teenagers. Let’s do the math, mental hazard= teenager. You may be thinking that I’m over- exaggerating. Sorry to say, I’m not, but the good news is it’s preparing them for the real world, which believe it or not, is not candy canes and rainbows. Lessons you learn in the teenage years: who you want to be friends with, what you are interested in, and what kind of person all of this makes you out to be. College is the next step in a young adult’s life and the lessons they learned in high school will help them conquer their difficulties throughout college and the rest of their lives.
Starting with the biggest lesson that will follow you throughout life; who do you want to be friends with? This is focused mainly in older kids because young children haven’t been around long enough to develop bad habits. Teenagers are so insecure that they may latch onto the first group that accepts them. Remember that even though it doesn’t seem like a big deal, it has the potential to be forever tattooed upon your forehead. Don’t hang with the wrong crowd! If what they do makes you uncomfortable (drugs, alcohol, vandalism, other types of tomfoolery) then why are you still there? Are they mean,...

...high-achieving high-school seniors in the bottom quarter of family income went to one of the 238 most selective colleges, compared with 78 percent of students from the top quarter (Markell). Certainly, these numbers show that students that come from low income families aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve. With college costs going nowhere but up, students from low-income families face tough decisions. Some students choose to attend communitycollege while some make the decision to take out additional loans. There are also those who choose to drop out because they can no longer sustain the cost of college. Those who don’t have the money to go to a selective college are often not reaching their full potential. Therefore, college cost should be lowered so that more people can have the opportunity to get higher education.
Such a push is needed; firstly, due to the continuous rise in tuition, higher education is becoming less and less affordable for low-income students. According to the Journal of College Admission, from 1982 to 2007, college tuition and fees increased by 439 percent, while median family income increased by 147 percent. Last year, the net cost at four-year public universities amounted to 28 percent of median family income, while a four-year private college or university consumed 76 percent of median family income...

...Sandra kindete
A Transition from High school to College
Education is a general form of learning and gaining knowledge from different people and places. In United States high school and college are the main educational grounds that help people to achieve their goal and enhance their knowledge. From my personal experience, transition from high school to college was not only an exciting experience but also a challenging one because it was a struggle for me to adjust and cope into new environment and rules. There are many differences; however, there are some similarities between high school and college.
High school is a free educational ground. First of all, work load in high school is much easier which enables students to get enough time to relax. Students spend more than 6 hours in week with their teacher and they are mostly guided and directed through everything. Their workloads tend to neither be complicated nor hard; thus, they get most of their homework assignments done in class which provides them time to relax. For example, In my math class (pre calculus), my teacher spend one and half class period teaching and leave the rest of the 30 minutes for us to catch with assignments. Since I am never behind with completing my assignments ;Instead of me sitting and relaxing ,I use the 30 minutes to complete my homework assignment, so that I wouldn’t have any homework assignment.
In...

...College should not be free
• It still wouldn’t be free just a redistribution of who is paying
• Doesn’t address the main issue of the high price and what is the cause. State budget cuts are mainly to blame
• How many countries do free college
• Make student loans easier to obtain, and with more time to pay back, and lower interest rate.
• the second big problem, however, is that I think we should get more cynical than Bruenig does. If the level of subsidy were increased enough to eliminate tuition, the faculty and administrators of public universities would still thirst for more money. A logical place to raise the money would be—tuition. After all, a college degree is a valuable commodity. And the kids in college are mostly from families with above-average incomes. Having eliminated tuition, the tuition would simply come back. In exchange, you'd get more tenure-track faculty, more administrators, more weird perks for university presidents, nicer facilities, etc.
• there is already a cheaper option community college
• it forces the students to obtain higher grades in high school for a possible scholarship option
• But I think we should loop this back around to where we started. I agree with Bady that there's an important sense in which the best-known public institutions of higher education aren't public. But it isn't that they aren't free. National Parks aren't free. But they're still public...

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Dr. Jonathan Wright
English Comp 1
6 September 2014
Paper1: A Transition
After being offered a scholarship at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama, I had to report to school for preseason training. Preseason is supposed to be a time for coaches to assess players, and to build team chemistry. It is also supposed to test the physical and mental strength of players. I was signed as a true freshman, which means I was expected to play varsity soccer as a freshman and not be red shirted or kept down with the reserves. Over the winter season (summer in America), I put in a lot of hours in order to prepare myself for the intense preseason that coach had scheduled for us. But only to find out that all that work had been for nothing.
My first adventure of preseason was arriving to the United States from Zimbabwe. America gave me a bag of mixed feelings. The people were pleasant but the weather was totally different. I came from the city of Harare, which is the capital. In Harare it is hot but there’s no humidity, and I had to re-learn how to breath whilst playing Soccer, something I had not done since Grade 2. I arrived to preseason about a week late, so I missed the entire fitness test that the rest of the team had to fight through. After moving into my dorm, Baldwin, I had to go see Coach Beard about getting my training gear. I was given brand new Nike blue shorts, black socks, a bag, and a plain white t-shirt. I had never worn Nike in my...

...turns 3.
Transition Team:
The transition team will consist of several therapists, speech, adaptive, and behavioral. Each therapist will give a report on how Nicholas has improved, where he needs more help, and what they feel best suits Nicholas’s education. This evaluation will incorporate the year of education Nicholas has been receiving in home. This transition will take 3 weeks to complete. Nicholas will need each of his specialized teachers to help with this transitional, after all each of the therapists knows Nicholas’s educational needs best. All therapies will continue when Nicholas enters the preschool environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Each therapist; speech, adaptive, behavioral and physical, will be required to work with Nicholas 3 times a week for 15 minutes a day. This will con
Case Manager:
The persons who will be in charge of this transition are the behavioral therapist, Nicholas previous preschool teacher, and his new preschool teacher. The behaviorist will be able to determine Nicholas’s reaction towards the transition, how to accommodate these behavioral changes, and what would make the transition easiest for Nicholas. The previous and new preschool teacher will be able to work together to adapt the curriculum needed for Nicholas as well as any room changes that need to be made to incorporate Nicholas’s needs. The transition will start...